He was born in 1955 in Waterbury shortly after the 1955 flood and was known to quip that the flowing waters were sent to cleanse the earth for his arrival. He attended elementary and high school (Holy Cross High School) in Waterbury and grew up in Wolcott.

He was known as a force to be reckoned with on the baseball diamond and football field. He attended Mattatuck Community College and Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, N.H. He worked for years in the Connecticut mental health system and later attended culinary school, subsequently finding employment at Lily Lake Inn in Wolcott.

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